Ami McKay, "The Witches of New York" at Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville (October 25, 2016 7pm) | ValleyEvents.ca

Ami McKay, "The Witches of New York"


Tuesday October 25, 2016  7pm - 8:30pm (1 Hour 30 Minutes)
Lecture / Seminar Literary All Ages

Presented by The Box of Delights Bookshop
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**SOLD OUT!!**

Congrats to everyone who has their ticket in hand! Doors will be closed promptly at 7pm, no latecomers will be admitted. Books still available to be pre-ordered for a 15% discount at the Box of Delights Bookshop. Call or email us for more information.

The beloved, bestselling author of "The Birth House" and "The Virgin Cure" is back with her most beguiling novel yet, luring us deep inside the lives of a trio of remarkable young women navigating the glitz and grotesqueries of Gilded-Age New York by any means possible, including witchcraft...

The year is 1880. Two hundred years after the trials in Salem, Adelaide Thom (Moth from "The Virgin Cure") has left her life in the sideshow to open a tea shop with another young woman who feels it's finally safe enough to describe herself as a witch: a former medical student and gardien de sorts (keeper of spells), Eleanor St. Clair. Together they cater to Manhattan's high society ladies, specializing in cures, palmistry and potions--and in guarding the secrets of their clients. All is well until one bright September afternoon, when an enchanting young woman named Beatrice Dunn arrives at their door seeking employment.

Beatrice soon becomes indispensable as Eleanor's apprentice, but her new life with the witches is marred by strange occurrences. She sees things no one else can see. She hears voices no one else can hear. Objects appear out of thin air, as if gifts from the dead. Has she been touched by magic or is she simply losing her mind? Eleanor wants to tread lightly and respect the magic manifest in the girl, but Adelaide sees a business opportunity. Working with Dr. Quinn Brody, a talented alienist, she submits Beatrice to a series of tests to see if she truly can talk to spirits. Amidst the witches' tug-of-war over what's best for her, Beatrice disappears, leaving them to wonder whether it was by choice or by force.

As Adelaide and Eleanor begin the desperate search for Beatrice, they're confronted by accusations and spectres from their own pasts. In a time when women were corseted, confined and committed for merely speaking their minds, were any of them safe?

Reservations are required for this event, and SEATING IS LIMITED. Tickets go on sale exclusively at The Box of Delights Bookshop on September 1st. Ticket costs are by donation, and all proceeds will be donated to Because I Am a Girl.

Join us at the Al Whittle Theatre on October 25th to celebrate Ami and her stunning new work!
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Wolfville, Nova Scoita

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